The Core Compliance Areas of University Compliance are shaped by the following:

Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2023) establish the seven elements of an effective compliance and ethics program used widely across most corporations and industries.  

US Department of Justice (DOJ) Evaluation of Effective Compliance Programs (September 2024) is the Federal framework used in evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of compliance programs. 

Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding and is effectuated through implementing regulations codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 106.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The Americans with Disabilities Act provides people with disabilities with protection from discrimination.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits disability discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) is effectuated through implementing regulations codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 34 CFR 668.46.

The Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook is a 13-page appendix which provides guidance from the Office of Postsecondary Education.

The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting released by the U.S. Department of Education in 2016 offers specific examples and guidance on Clery Act compliance. 

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Education.